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It is known that effective teaching methods and materials used today serve both cognitive, affective and kinesthetic skills. One of these materials is worksheets. As a matter of fact, worksheets are a multifunctional teaching material that can be used at every stage of the course in order to examine the preliminary information, reinforce the subject and make evaluations. In this context, the aim of the research is to examine the use of worksheets in social studies textbooks. In the study, the document analysis technique, one of the qualitative data collection methods, was used. In the research, fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh grade social studies textbooks distributed to students by the Ministry of National Education in the 2022-2023 academic year were used as data sources. In the study, the worksheets in the textbooks were determined and analyzed according to grade level, units, learning and activity areas and presented in tables. As a result of the research, 774 worksheets were identified in social studies textbooks and the concept and mind maps of the worksheets, diagrams, tables, objects, maps, posters, cartoons, photographs, pictures, literary products, newspapers, magazines, general network news, diagram, miniature It has been seen that the text of the constitution, the flag, the official document, the sketch, the letter, the book chapter are used together with different tools. It has been determined that the worksheets are mostly in the 7th grade and in the "Culture and Heritage" learning area, and the least in the 6th grade and in the "Global Connections" learning area. In addition, when the worksheets are analyzed according to the fields of activity, it is understood that the field of activity is "answering open-ended questions at most and "oral history" at least. Based on all these data, some suggestions were made.

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